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Britney Spears Confirms She's
Leaving X-Factor, Splits From Long-Term Agents
The blonde starlet has confirmed the she is parting ways
with The X Factor after just one season.
"I've made the very difficult decision not to return for
another season," she said in a statement today.
"I had an incredible time doing the show and I love the
other judges and I am so proud of my teens but it's time
for me to get back in the studio.
"Watching them all do their thing up on that stage every
week made me miss performing so much! I can't wait to
get back out there and do what I love most.
Britney has also made the decision to part ways with her
long term agents at William Morris Endevor (WME) and has
signed to Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
Her boyfriend Jason Trawick used to work for WME but
left the company last year to set up on his own. It's
also rumored that the engaged couple are headed for a
split.
Brit Brit is also said to be in negotiations to headline
a show in Las Vegas similar to Celine Dion's long
running show that brought her in over $100 million.
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Gomez & Bieber Show
Moms Love For Mother's Day; Selena Says She's Single, Again
Two weeks removed from their cuddly black and white photo,
Selena Gomez says she currently has "no strings attached."
During a new interview with Boston radio station Kiss 108
FM, Selena hinted that she's a single woman.
SEE: Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez Cuddle In Intimate Shot
"No strings attached?" the radio DJ asked her during the May
9 chat.
"Nope," she replied with a smile.
"You're available? Completely available in every way?" the
DJ pressed.
"Yep," Selena - who never mentioned Justin Bieber by name
during the interview -- nodded.
In fact, Selena -- who was promoting her Stars Dance tour --
said she'd be totally fine with being approached by any
potential suitors.
"That would be awesome if someone asked if I wanted [to
grab] ice cream, because that would be cool," she said when
asked if it would be alright for a guy to come up and ask
her out for a treat.
Meanwhile, over the weekend, Justin was focused on another
lady in his life - his mom Pattie Mallette.
During The Biebs' concert in South Africa on Sunday, Justin
brought his mom up on stage to serenade her with his song
"One Less Lonely Girl."
"Love my momma," Justin Tweeted after the show, along with a
photo of his mom on stage. "Great night tonight."
Selena also showed off some mommy love over the weekend.
On Sunday, Selena posted a photo of her pregnant mom, Mandy
Teefey, which showed a beaming Selena holding her mom's baby
bump.
"Hope all the amazing moms had a great day!" wrote Selena.
"I have the best momma in the world :)) I love you so much!"
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Miley Cyrus Slams
Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift Fans Who Send Her Death
Threats: We're "All Friends"
Miley Cyrus, 20, has one simple message for her vocal
Twitter followers: Can't we all just get along? The
"Ashtrays and Heartbreaks" singer took to her Twitter page
on Sunday, May 12, to ask the haters -- specifically Selena
Gomez and Taylor Swift fans -- to stop, well, hating on her.
"Everyday someone with a Swift or Gomez in [their] name
wishes terrible things upon me (death is popular)," she
wrote. "I'm sure these haters would make their idols much
happier tweeting bout their music rather than wishing death
upon their peers like psychos."
Cyrus acknowledged that her own fans can be a little nasty
on Twitter as well, but set out to end the feuding from all
sides. "Btw im not saying Smilers can't act cray cray too,"
she said, adding the hashtags "#deaththreats" and "#TOOOOFAR."
Hoping to further spread the peace-offering, Liam
Hemsworth's fiancee continued, "Please Smilers don't ever
think somehow you are supporting me by being hateful towards
other artist. My fans make me proud by supporting my music &
everything I do."
Although the three former teen queens have had their
friendly and not-so-friendly moments together in the past --
Gomez, 20, guest-starred on Cyrus' Hannah Montana in 2007
but the two famously feuded over boy-of-the-moment Nick
Jonas in 2008, and Cyrus and Swift, 23, seemed to drift
apart after performing "Fifteen" together at the 2009 Grammy
Awards -- Cyrus insists that the starlets are on friendly
terms.
"We are all friends," she wrote. "Why can't you all be?"
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Nick Lachey Hasn't
Talked to Ex-Wife Jessica in Six Years
It seems like decades ago that Nick Lachey and Jessica
Simpson were the first couple of reality TV – but on
Tuesday's Watch What Happens Live, host Andy Cohen couldn't
seem to forget!
When Lachey, 39, and the rest of 98 Degrees visited Cohen's
talk show, the singer's ex-wife and her family were hot
topics.
During "Plead the Fifth," a question-and-answer game Cohen
plays with celebrity guests, who can stay silent rather than
answer an uncomfortable question, the subject of Simpson's
father, Joe, came up.
Cohen asked, "What is the best thing about no longer having
Joe Simpson as a father-in-law?"
Nick's brother, Drew, quickly interjected, "Everything!"
"What is the best thing about not having Joe Simpson as a
father-in-law ... I don't have to play grab a–– under the
table on Easter Sunday," Nick said with a laugh.
"I am blushing!" Cohen remarked.
"Our publicist is freaking out right now," Drew, 36, said.
"That's very funny," Cohen said.
"It may not be tomorrow, but it is tonight," Nick said.
Earlier, Cohen asked if Lachey ever reminisces by watches
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, the three-season reality series
that followed the couple as they struggled to make their
marriage work.
"Wow. Is this the part where I can plead the Fifth? It's
been years [since I've talked to Jessica]. Years. Honestly,
probably six years," Lachey said. "It was like another
lifetime ago."
"I have not. As you can imagine, that's not popular viewing
in my house. We don't sit around as a family and watch the
old DVDs," he said with a laugh. Lachey and Simpson, 32,
ultimately divorced in 2005, after three of marriage.
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Britney Reveals New
Diet, Works Out Five Times a Week
The 31-year-old mother of two has landed the cover of Shape
magazine, and in the June issue, Spears shows off her toned
abs that are reminiscent of her "Baby One More Time" days in
1999.
However, 14 years later, Spears admits that maintaining her
body is not as easy as it used to be...particularly when it
comes to keeping her backside in shape. "I like it, then
again, I hate it," Spears says. "I’m in my 30s now, so I
have to work harder to keep it 'up.'"
“I’m doing 90 minutes of yoga twice a week in addition to a
lot of cardio hour-long sessions three times a week
with my trainer, Tony Martinez,” Spears reveals. This
conditioning will get Spears in shape for her upcoming
performance stint in Las Vegas. While a start date has yet
to be confirmed, it is rumored Spears will perform 40
alternating weekend shows at Planet Hollywood’s PH Live.
“The [Vegas] performances won’t be simple — they’ll be a
massive party from start to finish," Spears says. "And to
pull this off, I have to be in top condition and running at
full speed."
This also includes a more restricted diet regimen. "Dieting
is tough," the "Scream and Shout" singer admits, "because my
specialties are spaghetti, brownies and chocolate chip
cookies. I try not to make those too often or I’ll eat the
whole bowl of dough.”
Spears also cites the Nutrisystem weight loss program —
specifically a shake for breakfast and lunch plus a dinner
of protein and veggies — for keeping her healthy.
However, the Southern girl can't resist splurging on
Kentucky Fried Chicken from time to time. After shooting her
Shape cover in March, Spears was photographed carrying two
bags of KFC out of the fast food chain’s location in
Thousand Oaks, California. Each was filled with fried
chicken and side dishes.
Hey, we all have cheat days, right? And clearly whatever
Spears is doing is working for her love life. The singer is
still going strong with her boyfriend of three months, David
Lucado.
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Selena Gomez Strips
Down for 'Come & Get It' Video Shoot
The 20-year-old star posted a scantily clad photo of herself
on Twitter Monday, writing "Music video for Come and Get It
coming to you guys really soon."
Immersed in water, Gomez keeps her eyes closed as she poses
for camera men donning wetsuits.
The singer and actress first debuted the song "Come & Get
It" at the MTV Movie Awards with a sultry live performance.
The risqué video shoot should come as no to surprise to
those who have been following Gomez's style, which has grown
increasingly edgy since reuniting with on-again, off-again
boyfriend, Justin Bieber, swapping bubble-gum hued dresses
for crop tops and leather.
The Spring Breakers actress recently traveled to Oslo,
Norway, to visit the "Believe" singer, where a source told
PEOPLE at the time that the couple was "holding hands,
hugging and kissed on the lips."
Later, Bieber posted a photo on Instagram of the couple
cuddling, with the caption, "'You've been making music for
too long babe come cuddle' -her."
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Pink most revealing
interview with Glamour magazine
Songstress Pink has always seemed like a pretty
tell-it-like-it-is kind of gal, but in a new interview with
Glamour magazine she goes a step further, explaining why she
chose to include tunes like “Slut Like You” and “Walk of
Shame” on her most recent album, 2012’s “The Truth About
Love.”
"Oh, yeah. I'm a reformed slut," she says in the magazine's
June issue, explaining, "It's my very unsophisticated way of
taking the power back. I've always had an issue with [the
idea that] 'OK, we've both decided to do this. Why am I a
slut and you're the player? You didn't get anything from me
that I didn't get from you.'"
These days, Pink may be “settled down” with a husband,
Motocross racer Carey Hart, and a daughter, 2-year-old
Willow, but don't look to the 33-year-old for the usual
gushing-over-my-spouse quotes that so many celebs constantly
spew. When asked if it's hard to accept that things are
finally "good" between her and Hart, considering the couple
has been through multiple breakups, including a marital
separation, she's quick to point out that they still argue …
and that commitment isn't easy.
"Are things ever good? I don't believe that exists," the
"Raise Your Glass" singer admits. "Long-term relationships
are an everyday choice. It's harder to be in a marriage than
it is to bounce from one relationship to the next. We're
good because we communicate and we've grown up together, not
because we don't fight."
The pop star reveals a much more benign tidbit in the
article: She once was the object of a certain boy bander's
affection back when she opened for *NSYNC during the group's
summer 2000 concert tour. "Joey Fatone was in love with me,"
Pink insists. "He took me to Friendly's on a date, and he
bought me an ice cream. Such a sweetheart. He asked my dad's
permission."
While most of her interview sounds very different from that
of your typical famous female, Pink’s got one thing in
common with the Jennifer Garners and Hilary Duffs of the
world: her insistence on how motherhood has changed her.
(Though the way she explains it is a little different from
how the aforementioned ladies probably would).
"Somebody asked Carey how I've changed since I had Willow,
and he said my claws have sharpened. They got longer too,"
Pink explains, sharing a story about how little Willow once
fell and wound up with concussion, which, in turn, nearly
gave her mom a heart attack.
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Shakira Shares
Photo Of Baby Milan On The Voice Set
There's a new "Voice" coach in town - and he's a bit younger
than the rest! Shakira brought her baby boy, Milan, to the
set of the NBC reality singing competition on Thursday and
shared photos of her son sitting with her in the famed red
chair.
"Clearly Milan's intrigued by this performance," the new mom
Tweeted, along with the photo baby Milan on her lap.
"#5thCoach"
The Grammy-winning star later added another photo of
3-month-old Milan in the chair - this time looking as if he
was about to cry.
"Uh oh, I don't think he liked that performance!" she
captioned the cute pic.
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Shakira and
her sexy soccer player boyfriend Gerard Pique welcomed Milan
in Barcelona, Spain in January.
The baby's name means "dear, loving and gracious in Slavic;
in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious; and in Sanskrit,
unification," the couple explained in a statement at the
time.
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The Madonna Outfit
You Have to See to Believe!
Madonna got everyone talking about her outfit Saturday
night, as only she knows how to do!
She showed up to the GLAAD Media Awards in a Boy Scouts
uniform after GLAAD's campaign for the Boy Scouts of America
to end its ban on gay scouts and gay leaders.
Madonna was there to present the Vito Russo Award to
Anderson Cooper, which is presented to an openly LGBT member
of the media who has made a difference in promoting
equality. Congrats Anderson!
Also taking home awards that night: Smash for Outstanding
Drama Series and The Amazing Race for Outstanding Reality
Program. For a complete list of winners check out the GLAAD
Media Awards page.
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Nicki Minaj Arrives
Late for Live American Idol Show
When American Idol's live performance episode started at 8
p.m. ET Wednesday, Nicki Minaj was nowhere to be seen.
"We are coming to you live and on time," host Ryan Seacrest
said, before asking the crowd which top 10 finalist could
win this season. After the cheering subsided, Seacrest
added, "Keep that energy going for three of your four judges
who are here tonight."
Keith Urban, Randy Jackson and Mariah Carey were all in
their seats. But Minaj, it seems, was stuck in traffic.
"I hear she's seven minutes out and there's some congestion
on the 405," Seacrest said. "She should be here
momentarily."
After the first singer – and during the first commercial
break – Minaj arrived 13 minutes into the show.
"I love you Nicki!" one audience member yelled as Minaj was
getting primped by a makeup artist. She waved at the fan.
Dressed in a black hood and dark sunglasses (not enough
makeup, perhaps?), Minaj took her seat and critiqued the
second singer of the night without mentioning her tardiness.
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Rihanna Takes Out a
Restraining Order
Rihanna took out a temporary restraining order... but not
for Chris Brown.
According to TMZ.com, a judge granted the singer the
restraining order against an obsessed fan who was arrested
last week after breaking into her neighbor's home under the
mistaken impression that it was Rihanna's home.
As part of the order, Steveland Barrow must stay 100 yards
away from Rihanna. Barrow was recently released from
custody, and has not been spotted since.
The news comes one day after Law & Order: SVU did a "ripped
from the headlines" story line that depicted a young couple
that were obviously based on Rihanna and Chris Brown, whose
personal lives made headlines after the rapper boyfriend
physically abused his songstress girlfriend.
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Britney Spears Goes
Brunette!
Looks like another star is having quite the break over
beauty moment.
Newly single Britney Spears popped into Elton John’s annual
Academy Awards viewing party Sunday night wearing a slinky,
sparkling black Michael Cinco gown accessorized with de
Grisogono jewels, Saint Laurent shoes and some brand-new
brunette hair.
The singer, who arrived around 10:15 p.m. with her publicist
and manager, quickly made the rounds at the City of West
Hollywood Park, pausing for some photos with Elton and
nodding her head to Emeli Sande’s live tunes.
Her stay was brief — Spears left around 11 p.m. — but she
made quite an impression: According to a source, everyone
was buzzing about how great she looked.
Spears went brunette in 2006, 2007 and twice in 2009, all to
mixed reviews.
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Taylor Swift
Channels Beyoncé at Brit Awards
During a sassy performance of "I Knew You Were Trouble" at
Wednesday's Brit Awards, Taylor Swift shed a white wedding
dress to reveal a black embellished jumpsuit, sexy boots –
and some familiar moves.
Striking a pose, tossing her hair and even falling to her
knees to belt out the hit song, Swift, 23, resembled Beyoncé
in her highly buzzed-about Super Bowl halftime performance
on Feb. 3. Flip through a carousel of photos from the
performance above.
At the awards ceremony at London's O2 arena, Swift handed
out the best British female prize to soulful Scottish singer
and songwriter Emeli Sandé, who also took home the best
album prize for her debut, Our Version of Events.
A nominee for international female solo artist, Swift lost
in that category to another American, Lana Del Rey.
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Carrie Underwood Wears LED
Dress for Grammys 2013 Performance
She's all lit up! For her performance at the 55th Annual
Grammy Awards in L.A. Feb. 10, Best Country Solo
Performance winner Carrie Underwood sang a medley of her
No. 1 hit, "Blown Away," and her latest single, "Two
Black Cadillacs."
The 29-year-old country singer was introduced by
up-and-coming country musician Hunter Hayes, who
performed his Grammy-nominated hit "Wanted."
During her set, Underwood stood in place as various
images were projected onto her ivory Theia dress. "We
wanted it to be artful and dramatic," the American Idol
winner told reporters post-show.
"There's so many big performances at the Grammys,"
Underwood added. "I just like to stand still and sing
sometimes. So this was the best way to do that, and it
still created something visually attention-capturing and
beautiful."
Underwood -- who has six Grammys under her belt after
winning on Sunday for "Blown Away" -- added that she was
thrilled to see so many of her peers recognized at the
annual awards show.
"I feel like country music out of Nashville is something
that -- I don't want to say has been overlooked for long
time -- but I feel like we've always done so amazing,"
she explained. "[The Grammy producers] did a really good
job of having a little bit of everything and it's
amazing. I'm proud to have been part of that
representing Nashville.
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Jennifer Lopez Rocks A
Slit-Up-To-There Grammy Gown
If Jennifer Lopez passes the Grammy Awards dress code
this year, it will be on a technicality.
The pop star showed plenty of leg (even more than
Angelina Jolie at last year's Oscars!) in her black
Anthony Vaccarello dress. And she told Ryan Seacrest on
the red carpet that she felt she was in the clear, at
least when it comes to particular body parts.
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"They didn't say anything about legs!" said Lopez, 43.
"I thought I was being such a good girl."
Stars have been warned to cover up certain body parts
this year. But Lopez is correct – there was no mention
of legs in the CBS email.
The star hasn't always been such a good girl in the past
at the Grammys, having worn one of the show's most
notorious numbers – a plunging Versace dress – back in
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Michelle Williams Says Reports
of Destiny's Child Super Bowl Reunion Are Not True
Fans of Destiny's Child may be wondering where Kelly
Rowland and Michelle Williams will be at the Super Bowl
halftime show.
While Beyoncé has posted photos of her rehearsals for
the big performance, Williams says reports of a reunion
for the pop group are merely unconfirmed rumors – and
that they're "not true."
"I'm going to be in the musical Fela!," she told WRUG
Media in a recent interview. "I hate to disappoint the
people and tell them that it's not true."
Williams is headlining a world tour of the Tony
Award-winning show, which kicks off Tuesday in
Washington, D.C. According to the show's website, there
are two performances of Fela! at D.C.'s Sidney Harman
Hall, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, which
would make it difficult to be in New Orleans for the
game without help from an understudy.
"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry," Williams said of the
reunion rumors. "But we did record a song with each
other before the holidays."
Destiny's Child – Love Songs, a greatest hits
compilation of the group's most romantic recordings set
for release Tuesday, will feature a new song, "Nuclear,"
their first in eight years.
But Williams did hint that a reunion outside the
recording studio may still happen.
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Selena Gomez Get Over Justin
Bieber with good friends
Fresh off her breakup with Justin Bieber, singer Selena
Gomez is taking a cue from her newly single BFF Taylor
Swift – living well as the best form of revenge.
After reportedly breaking up “for good” with one of the
world’s biggest pop stars, the “Spring Breakers” star is
using her downtime to surround herself with “positive
influences” going forward, a source tells omg!. And
according to our source, that involves heading back to
the studio, and perhaps, attending a popular celeb
Bible-study group.
“It’s a new year, so time for new people,” an insider
says about Gomez’s new single mindset. Her on-off ex has
been criticized in the press lately supposedly for
hanging with bad influences (although a lot of it is
just speculation) but Gomez is trying to associate
herself with a more healthy crowd.
The 20-year-old was seen hanging on Thursday morning at
a posh Beverly Hills hotel with a group of pals who are
well-known for their belief in a higher power. Gomez
spent time with a group who are part of a Bible study
group, a witness tells omg!. No word if Gomez joined the
group, but it definitely seems like a more positive
group to kick it with.
That wasn't Gomez’s only appearance yesterday. The
gorgeous young lady made her first public appearance as
a single lady on Thursday night in Hollywood, and it’s
safe to say Bieber is probably eating his heart out. omg!
spotted her front row at Alberta Ferretti’s pre-Fall
collection runway show at Chateau Marmont.
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Britney Spears and Fiancé Jason
Trawick Split
Talk about a clean break. Just one day after it was
announced that Britney Spears is leaving her role as
judge on The X Factor comes this: she's calling it quits
with Jason Trawick as well.
"Jason and I have decided to call off our engagement,"
she said in a statement. "I'll always adore him and we
will remain great friends."
We can't say we're really surprised, since rumors have
been swirling for months indicating a split was
imminent.
Jason has also made a statement: "As this chapter ends
for us a new one begins. I love and cherish her and her
boys and we will be close forever."
Brit and Jason began dating in 2009 and announced their
engagement in Dec. 2011. In April, Jason became
co-conservator of Britney's affairs, along with dad
Jamie Spears.
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Selena Gomez Looks Happy,
Flashes Cleavage After Justin Bieber Breakup
In her first post-split appearance, Selena Gomez showed
her ex what he's missing by wearing a cleavage-baring,
turquoise Alberta Ferretti dress in L.A. Jan. 10.
At the Vogue event in the designer's honor, an upbeat
Gomez chatted with Chelsea Lately host Chelsea Handler,
37. The Spring Breakers star has yet to publicly comment
on her split with Bieber, 18.
The exes were first linked in November 2010 after a
"cuddly" IHOP date, though they denied dating until the
spring of 2011. The Wizards of Waverly Place actress and
the "As Long as You Love Me" singer called it quits in
November 2012.
"Selena broke up with Justin about a week ago. It's been
a really challenging experience over the last year
because of their crazy schedules," an insider told Us
Weekly at the time. "Selena definitely had some major
trust issues with Justin."
The pair soon reconnected and were spotted kissing and
holding hands at an American Music Awards afterparty
weeks later. While vacationing in Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico, for a New Year's trip, "They had another huge
fight, and Selena won't forgive him," a source reveals
in the Jan. 21 issue of Us Weekly (out now). "Selena is
done with him."
In the wake of their split, Bieber was photographed
smoking what appears to be marijuana on Jan. 2.
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Rihanna Debuts Long,
Light-Brown New Hairdo
After rocking a close-cropped pixie cut and then curly
bombshell locks for several months, the "Diamonds"
singer, 24, emerged with a brand-new hair look in Los
Angeles on Sunday Jan. 7 sporting straight, long,
light-brown hair.
The ever-evolving, chart-topping singer hasn't yet
commented via Twitter about her latest look, but offered
some inspiration to her nearly 28 million followers with
an Instagram pic.
"Don't forget who you are," said the superstar, spotted
at a Christmas Day basketball game with on-again beau
Chris Brown. In the pic, a young woman -- her eyes
concealed by messy, side-swept hair -- dons a crown.
"I'm not a princess, I don't need saving," text across
the shot reads. "I'm a queen, I got this s*** handled."
In the past, Rihanna has rocked a huge array of styles,
from a jet-black bob to an bright-orange afro. Rihanna
went short in September with the help of longtime
hairstylist Ursula Stephen. "She was ready for her short
hair again!" Stephen told Us.
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Justin Bieber Lifts Shirt to
Reveal Six-Pack Abs During New Year's Eve Performance
Justin Bieber gave his screaming fans a little eye candy
during his performance for Dick Clark’s New Year’s
Rockin’ Eve celebration Monday, Dec. 31.
The 18-year-old singer rocked out onstage in Times
Square, performing three of his recent hits -- "As Long
As You Love Me," "Beauty And a Beat," and an acoustic
version of "Boyfriend" -- in the freezing New York
weather, but decided to show a little swag by lifting
his shirt at one point during his set.
As his fans went into a frenzy, Bieber calmly grinned
out at the crowd, showing off his six-pack abs, as well
as his boxers and a tiny tattoo on his left hip.
Earlier in the day, the "Never Say Never" singer shared
his latest ink, a giant set of praying hands next to
roses on his left leg. "New tat," he captioned the
photo.
The young singer has a wealth of other tattoos, many of
them religious. He has a portrait of Jesus wearing a
crown of thorns on his leg, as well as the word "Yeshua"
("Jesus" in Hebrew) on his ribcage.
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Spice Girls Reunite for the
Opening of Their Musical
All five former members of the Spice Girls—Melanie
Brown, Melanie Chisolm, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, and
Victoria Beckham—once again reunited for the world
premiere of their new musical Viva Forever on Dec. 11 at
Piccadilly Theatre in London's West End.
Brown wore a body-hugging sequined gown; Chisolm rocked
an olive minidress; Halliwell looked svelte in a baby
blue strapless; Bunton donned a royal blue lace frock;
and Beckham decided to forgo a dress for a, well, posh
black pantsuit.
Unfortunately, the musical—which features Spice Girls
songs like "Wannabe" and "Two Becomes One," and a script
by Absolutely Fabulous star Jennifer Saunders—has
garnered mostly negative reviews.
"I'll tell you what I wanted, what I really, really
wanted—I wanted this terrible show to stop," said
Charles Spencer in the Daily Telegraph.
For her part, the 40-year-old Halliwell (Ginger Spice)
has only praise for the show, which has sold over 3
million pounds-worth of advance tickets in London: "The
show had so many layers to it…. It exceeded my
expectations," she told Rolling Stone.
As for a real Spice Girls reunion? "We always say that
it's just a case of having that conversation and
actually making it happen," said Brown, 37, who
performed with her four bandmates in an unforgettable
London Olympics closing ceremony performance in July.
"I'm always the one championing the Spice reunion so
you'll have to speak to the other girls about that one.
We haven't had that conversation yet. I think quite a
few of us are up for it, actually."
After the performance, Beckham, 38, headed home with her
sons and husband David Beckham while the rest of the
band continued the celebration at an after-party at
Supernova club in London. Now a fashion designer,
Beckham reportedly snubbed her former bandmates at the
beginning of the night as well, choosing to walk the red
carpet with her hubby and kids rather than with the
girls.
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Taylor & Harry Get Far Away
for Her Birthday
Taylor Swift is taking the road less traveled for her
birthday.
The country star, who turns 23 on Thursday, has been
getting a tour of rural northern England – where a fan
snapped this photo – from her beau, One Direction singer
Harry Styles.
The couple ate dinner by an open fire in a country pub
and toured the picturesque Lake District, picking up
classic children's souvenirs – and goofing around to
seasonal songs in a shop.
On Tuesday night they popped into the Rising Sun pub in
Hope Valley, in the Peak District, about 170 miles north
of London, where they dined on "traditional English
food," manager Sarah Walker tells PEOPLE.
Sitting in an alcove by the fire, they were joined by
two friends about their age, locals report. There was
little evidence of them behaving like boyfriend and
girlfriend, Walker says.
"She was polite and pleasant – fantastic," Walker says.
"She is just having a nice tour of England. They were
like any typical group of people having dinner. Everyone
thinks they are a couple, but to be honest, we had no
sense of that at all."
Swift said she "loved" being in Britain and was "excited
about her birthday," Walker adds.
With calls coming into the pub from as far away as
California and Canada, it shows the reach of the boy
band and country star. People are already asking to sit
in their special table, Walker reports.
The following day, the couple were spotted a little
further northwest, in the Lake District. At Bowness,
they stopped into the World of Beatrix Potter to visit
the store. Swift bought some soft toys, and she and
Styles struck the workers as "nice and charming," chief
executive Andy Poole says.
Styles, who is from the north of England, and Swift were
being shepherded around by Styles's mom.
"They were dancing around to the seasonal music being
played. Harry was being the most boisterous," Poole
reports. Sadly, they didn’t break into song. "They
didn’t give any impromptu concert, no!"
But Swift's birthday has been more than fun for the
singer, she's also marking it with two professional
milestones.
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Bieber booed in native Canada
by football fans
Justin Bieber faced a hostile homecoming during his
halftime performance at Canada's football Grey Cup,
facing boos and jeers.
The Toronto crowd booed Sunday when the 18-year-old pop
star's face popped up on the JumboTron screen. They
booed when a host spoke his name. And they booed as he
took the stage and throughout his medley of the
chart-topper "Boyfriend" and the disco-inflected "Beauty
and a Beat."
If Bieber was bothered, it didn't show.
"Thank you so much Canada," Bieber said. "I love you."
Earlier in the week, Bieber was presented with a Diamond
Jubilee Medal by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and
caused a scene by wearing overalls, unbuttoned on one
shoulder, over a white T-shirt, with a backwards
baseball cap.
There was sufficient uproar that Harper even weighed in
on Twitter.
"In fairness to (Bieber)," Harper tweeted Sunday, "I
told him I would be wearing my overalls too."
The Canadian Football League may have been hoping to
court Bieber's army of tween followers on Sunday. But
recent Grey Cup halftime performers have skewed toward
the comparatively heavy likes of Nickelback and Lenny
Kravitz.
"J-Biebs doesn't scream football, you know? Neither does
Carly Rae Jepsen," said Calgary's Ryan Prisque, 22.
The 27-year-old Jepsen also received a mixed reaction at
first Sunday but won the crowd over during an
enthusiastic medley of her latest single, "This Kiss,"
and her infectious hit "Call Me Maybe."
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Taylor Swift Wins Favorite
Female Country Artist at AMAs & Performs "I Knew You
Were Trouble"
America's sweetheart Taylor Swift ditched the fairy tale
dress last night for a goth number!
When the favorite female country artist at the AMAs
performed "I Knew You Were Trouble," we caught a
different glimpse of the star. After beating Miranda
Lambert and Carrie Underwood in the category, there was
no doubt about it: It was Taylor's night to shine.
Descending the stage from a winding staircase similar to
her "Love Story" video, a masquerade party morphed from
a fairy tale with masked suitors to a dance party!
The dubstep beat pumped and Taylor ditched a long white
dress for a red corsette, black tulle skirt and metallic
cowboy boots! Go Taylor!
Then she crooned, “I knew you were trouble when you
walked in/So shame on me now/Flew me to places I’d never
been/Now I’m lying on the cold hard ground.”
At the end of Taylor's song, she finished the dark
performance with her trademark smile.
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PSY Trumps Justin Bieber for
Most-Watched YouTube Video Ever and 10 Things to Know
About PSY
Oh, the Belibers are probably not happy right now,
unless of course they are also fans of PSY (and
honestly, who isn't?). The Korean rap artist hit another
huge career milestone today: his video for "Gangnam
Style" officially has more views than Justin Bieber's
video for "Baby" which was the most-watched video on
YouTube ever.
Not anymore! Currently, "Baby" has 803,732,561 views
while "Gangnam Style" counts 806,283,968 views. Not a
huge difference, but, it should be noted that Justin's
video was released in February of 2010, while PSY's has
only been around since July. "Gangnam Style" also holds
the Guinness Book of World Records title for
"most-liked" YouTube video in history: it has 5,374,436
likes and just 325,581 dislikes. Meanwhile, Bieber's
video has more dislikes than likes, astonishingly.
That said, we realized that while we know a whole lot
about the Bieb (he likes spaghetti, he likes the color
purple, he spent last Friday night sulking outside of
Selena Gomez's house, his mom hasn't had sex in 16 years
etc.), we don't nearly as much about PSY. So here are
some basic and not-so-basic things you should know about
pop music's latest sensation.
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It's Over! Justin Bieber and
Selena Gomez Split
After weeks of rumors hinting at a split, it looks like
it finally has come to an end: supercouple Justin Bieber
and Selena Gomez are done.
E! News reports that the Biebs, 18, and Selena, 20,
actually broke up quietly about a week ago.
"Because of their crazy schedules, it was getting harder
and harder to maintain a relationship," a source said.
Crazy schedules don't help anything, but is there more
to the story? Sources have also shed some unflattering
light on Selena's "jealousy issues."
"Selena can be so dramatic about Justin's exes, who
aren't even in her league! They both engage in really
petty arguments and it's killing their relationship," a
friend of the pair told RadarOnline.com in October.
So far, all's quiet on the Twitter front (at least from
Justin and Selena's official accounts) but we will let
you know if the Bieb addresses any of those ominous
Tweets he was sending shortly before the split!
At least Selena doesn't have to be hounded by superfans
of the Bieb anymore.
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Taylor Swift: Recalling My
Ex-Boyfriends "Makes Me Feel So Bad About Myself"
On The Ellen DeGeneres Show Thursday, the 22-year-old
country singer chats about her new album, Red, which
features more breakup hits about her ex-boyfriends.
Much to DeGeneres' dismay, Swift vehemently denies she
ever dated Zac Efron -- despite the adorable duet they
performed together during her last appearance on the
show. "There's nothing really about Zac on the CD . . .
because we didn't date," the singer said.
In order to try and determine who her new song, "We Are
Never Ever Getting Back Together," is about, DeGeneres
decided to show a slideshow of Swift's rumored exes. She
then asked Swift to ring a bell for three pictures, so
the audience could narrow down who it is about.
"But I don't want to! I don't want to!" Swift shouted.
"Because they'll send me angry emails and I don't want
to get them!"
She flat out denied dating Efron, Justin Timberlake and
Ashton Kutcher when their pictures appeared, but got
uncomfortable when photos of Taylor Lautner, Cory
Monteith and John Mayer flashed on the screen.
"Stop it, stop it, stop!" Swift screamed. "This makes me
feel so bad about myself. Every time I come up here you
put a different dude up on the screen. It just makes me
really question what I stand for as a human being.
There's never been two guys on the screen two visits in
a row. It's sad."
"Well, you have to come here more often," DeGeneres
offered as a solution. "That's what it is."
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Justin Bieber Is a Distant
Cousin of Ryan Gosling and Céline Dion
Justin Bieber is a distant cousin of Ryan Gosling,
Céline Dion and Avril Lavigne, genealogists at
Ancestry.com said Thursday – with their family links
dating back to the early settlers of Canada's Quebec
province.
Bieber and Gosling are 11th cousins once removed; he and
and Dion are 10th cousins three times removed; and he
and Lavigne are 12th cousins.
"The great thing about family history is that you never
know what you're going to find," Michelle Ercanback, a
researcher with Ancentry.com, told the Associated Press.
"It was a very pleasant surprise."
All the connections date back to two French couples who
moved to Quebec in the 1600s. Bieber, Gosling and
Lavigne count Mathurin Roy and Marguerite Bire as common
ancestors; Bieber and Dion are connected through another
couple, Jacques Vezina and Marie Boisdon.
In more modern-day Bieber news, the singer, 18, was the
victim of a "swatting" prank Tuesday night, TMZ.com
reports, as a SWAT team descended on his home to
investigate anonymous – and ultimately false – reports
by a 911 caller of a gunman on the loose there.
The pop star also appears in a lengthy new anti-bullying
PSA, in which he talks with a Long Island student about
the topic.
The PSA was mandated by a court as part of a plea deal
in a criminal case against Bieber's manager, Scooter
Braun, and one other executive stemming from a
crowd-control problem at a Long Island mall in 2009.
Braun and James Roppo were accused of failing to
cooperate with police and hindering police efforts to
disperse a crowd at a scheduled Bieber appearance.
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A 'Little Drunk' Chris Brown
Says He's In Love With Two People
Fresh on the heels of his break up with aspiring model
Karrueche Tran, Chris Brown released a video to his fans
(titled "The Real Chris Brown") explaining his current
state of emotions.
In the clip, the singer states he's "a little drunk,"
before rambling about being "stressed" because he's in
love with two people - while showing footage of him and
ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
"When you share history with somebody, then you tend to
fall in love with somebody else, it's kinda difficult,"
Chris says in the video. "Is there such thing as loving
two people? I don't know if that's possible, but for me,
I feel like that."
The "Don't Wake Me Up" singer, 23, also said he doesn't
want to cause either woman any pain.
"I don't wanna hurt either or. I'm not tryin' to be a
player, I ain't tryin' to be a dog," he said.
Karrueche took to Twitter to respond to her now-ex's
video, writing,"WTF is going on? All I'm saying is, you
don't mess with people's genuine feelings. You just
don't!"
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Rihanna
and Chris were spotted together at a Jay-Z concert in
Brooklyn on Wednesday.
Earlier in the evening, both Chris, 23, and Rihanna, 24,
were spotted leaving the Gansevoort Hotel in Manhattan
separately.
The concert appearance comes on the heels of reports
that the former couple was seen making out at NYC
hotspot Griffin earlier this week.
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Selena Gomez Talks Learning How
to Smoke a Bong on Jimmy Kimmel
Selena Gomez appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to
chat about her boyfriend, Justin Bieber, and new edgy
role in Harmony Korine's upcoming movie, Spring
Breakers.
First things first, her and the Biebs like to normal
run-of-the mill stuff like go bowling. Regardless of the
throng of female fans who trail him, she says it's no
biggie and while dressing in disguise may work, he
always like to look "cool."
One thing she and J.Biebs definitely don't do together?
Smoke bongs. Selena told Jimmy she had to learn this
skill for her role in Spring Breakers.
”I smoke a bong and I get drunk and dance with guys,"
she said when Jimmy asked about the most R-rated thing
she does in the flick.
But whenver she used the word "bong" she makes a
perplexed face.
"I'd never done it before," she admits. "It was funny,
they had to teach me how to use it."
So what did she smoke?
"The fake stuff...like grass" which she said was so
"horrible" it scared her straight from trying the real
stuff.
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Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson &
American Idol Crew Share Season 12 Excitement
The judging panel for American Idol has finally been set
– and it's officially a little bit country and a little
bit rock and roll.
Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban are teaming up with Mariah
Carey and Idol stalwart Randy Jackson, who returns for
the singing competition's 12th season starting in
January.
While endless names were rumored to fill the seats at
the judges table, returning host Ryan Seacrest confirmed
season 12's judges via Twitter on Sunday, writing, "It's
official, your new #IdolJudges are @MariahCarey, @NickiMinaj,
@KeithUrban & @Yo_RandyJackson!
"We are back, it's on," Randy Jackson told his followers
a few hours later.
Carey even chimed in to share a photo, "At the @AmericanIdol
judging table... Oh and @RyanSeacrest is here too!"
Aspiring superstars are now meeting the new, eclectic
four-person panel in New York City, where auditions
began Sunday.
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Jennifer Lopez, Casper Smart
Have a Pool Party with the Twins
Ending her world tour with Enrique Iglesias in Miami
this weekend, Jennifer Lopez made a splash Thursday in
the SLS pool on South Beach with Casper Smart and her
adorable twins Emme and Max.
Clad in a sexy strapless yellow bikini with her hair up
in a bun, Lopez, 42, spent time in the pool with her
4-year-old children and a smiling, doting Casper, 25.
"It was very hot and humid when the couple and her kids
were swimming," a source tells PEOPLE. "Casper looked
like he was really into playing with the kids in the
pool. They looked like a happy family."
Smart showed off his strengths, carrying Emme on his
shoulder and launching her into the air. Wearing a cute
red-and-white bikini, she was doing little dances and
prances, smiling and having a blast, says the source.
At one point, the children were playing with swim toys
while Lopez and Smart were teasing each other and
laughing on a lounge.
"They were kidding each other, making jokes and enjoying
the late summer afternoon," the source adds. "They
looked both energized and relaxed."
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Katy Perry 'Was Starting to
Fall for' John Mayer, Says Source
Katy Perry and John Mayer's coupling appears to have
ended before it ever really began.
So what sort of relationship did they have? "They
weren't serious, but she was really starting to fall for
him," a source close to Perry, 27, tells PEOPLE.
"She wasn't seeing forever with him, but saw it lasting
longer than it did," says the source of the singer,
whose husband Russell Brand filed for divorce in
December.
The source adds that it appears that Mayer, 34,
initiated the split, though the decision may have been a
mutual one. "Katy likes the 'new' part of a
relationship, when everything's exciting and you're
getting to know the guy. So she wanted to continue
experiencing that with John."
But it's possible that their friendship will prevail.
"There isn't any emotional baggage with them," adds the
source. "They may go out again, even, just as friends."
Meanwhile, Mayer didn't sit home and nurse a broken
heart. On Thursday night, he was spotted out at Soho
House in West Hollywood where he was seen sipping a
Moscow mule and "flirting and talking" with two women,
according to an observer.
"The girls were listening intently and he was leading
the [conversation]," says the source, who adds that the
group had a couple of drinks together.
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